Site 12 - Mothersbaugh
Mothersbaugh |
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Site
Identification
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| CWC Reference Number: | 12 |
| State: | PA |
| County: | Huntingdon |
| Municipality: | Barree |
| USGS Quad: | Pine Grove |
| Watershed: | Shaver's Creek/Juniata |
| Hydrogeomorphic Class: | Headwater Impoundment Beaver |
| Disturbance Class: | Pristine |
| Dominant Vegetation Class: | PEM |
| Wetland Area: | 2.5 ha (6.2 ac) |
| Year(s) Sampled: | 1993, 1994 |
Site 12 - Mothersbaugh
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Vegetation
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| Herbaceous |
| percent cover: | 94.8% (range 75-100%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Spikerush | Eleocharis sp. |
| Rice cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides |
| Goldenrod | Solidago sp. |
| Broad leaf cattail | Typha latifolia |
| Smartweed | Polygonum sp. |
| Woody |
| percent cover: | 23.6%(range 0-85%) |
| Dominant Species |
| Common Name: | Scientific Name: |
| Willow | Salix sp. |
| Speckled alder | Alnus incana |
| Swamp rose | Rosa palustris |
| Red panicle dogwood | Cornus racemosa |
| Northern arrowwood | Viburnum recognitum |
| Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.54 |
| Woody: | 1.67 |
| Indicator Status (all spp.) |
| Herbaceous: | 1.44 |
| Woody: | 2.10 |
| Species Richness |
| Total: | 100 |
| Herbaceous: | 93 (over 2 years) |
| Woody: | 7 |
Aerial View of Mothersbaugh
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Soils
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| Matrix Chroma (mean): | 1.0 |
| Organic Matter (mean %): | 38.94 |
| Bulk Density (g/cm2): | 0.32 |
| Soil Series: | Brinkerton silt loam |
| Texture (mean %) |
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sand:
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28.4 |
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silt:
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41.5 |
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clay:
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30.1 |
| Sedimentation Rate |
| mineral loading (g/cm2): | 0.88 |
| equivalent depth (cm): | 0.70 |
| organic loading (g/cm2): | 0.74 |
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Hydrology
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| Water Level |
| median (cm): | 0.0 |
| range (cm): | -69.0 - 57.0 |
| Water Quality |
| pH (mean): | 7.0 |
| Conductivity (mean): | 450.0 |
